Bank Of Scotland, 8 English Street, Dumfries

The Bank of Scotland, located at 8 English Street in Dumfries, was designed by William Railton of Kilmarnock and built between 1875 and 1877. This Italianate bank building features three storeys and five bays, constructed from red ashlar stone with a shallow channel-jointed finish, except for the base course and the apron area of the first floor.

The ground floor is characterized by arched windows with keyblocks, and on the right side, there is a porch supported by Corinthian columns and adorned with a balustrade and a pulvinated laurel frieze, leading to an arched door. The first floor boasts large windows with stout cast-iron lintels, which are architraved and also feature pulvinated laurel friezes. The second floor windows are segmental-headed, with ante-fixae recessed between them. The building is topped with a bracketed cornice and a balustraded parapet that includes finialled dies. The windows are fitted with single-pane sashes, and there are end stacks with a concealed roof.